If you are looking for a new place to live, go to this website to search for places to live in Sydney. Domain For tenancy advice (advice about renting) in English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, go to: Tenants information
Public Holidays in Australia For a list of public holidays in NSW and other parts of Australia, go to this link:Public holidays
The weather For the weather in Sydney and in the rest of the country, go to this link: Weather
Education For information on public schools in NSW (primary and highschool), go to:Public Schools NSW To find a school in your area, go to:School locator For information on how to find childcare in your area, go to:Child care locator For information on raising children, go to: Raising Children For information on studying at TAFE, go to:TAFE NSW For information on university education for students in Australia, go to: Going to uni
Your Legal Rights For legal advice, go to:Legal Aid For legal information, referrals and advice, go to:Law Access For information on human rights, go to:Human Rights Commission For counselling and assistance wit domestic violence issues, go to:Reach Out For information about child protective services, go to:Community NSW For information on drive and road rules, go to: RTA
Buying Food There are many supermarkets in Sydney. The most common are Coles and Woolworths. You can find cheap food at Aldi, and IGAis a smaller supermarket - but it can be a little expensive! Here are the links to these supermarkets: Coles Woolworths Aldi IGA
Emergency
Call 000 for POLICE, FIRE or AMBULANCEFor general police inquiries (NOT an emergency), call 131444
Need an interpreter? Call 13 14 50
Department of Human Services
For information about Medicare, Centrelink, child support and more, go to this website:
Department of Human Services
Medical Services
For information about Medicare go to this website. You can choose your own language.
Medicare website
For translated information about medicines, go to:
Information about medicine
OR
Health translations
For information on the Prince of Wales hospital, go to these links:
Staying in hospital
Your rights and responsibilities (translated)
Rights and responsibilities
Renting or buying a home
If you are looking for a new place to live, go to this website to search for places to live in Sydney.Domain
For tenancy advice (advice about renting) in English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, go to:
Tenants information
Public Holidays in Australia
For a list of public holidays in NSW and other parts of Australia, go to this link: Public holidays
The weather
For the weather in Sydney and in the rest of the country, go to this link:
Weather
Banks
There are many banks in Australia. Here are some of the most common:
Commonwealth Bank
ANZ Bank
St George Bank
Westpac
HSBC
Education
For information on public schools in NSW (primary and highschool), go to: Public Schools NSW
To find a school in your area, go to: School locator
For information on how to find childcare in your area, go to: Child care locator
For information on raising children, go to: Raising Children
For information on studying at TAFE, go to: TAFE NSW
For information on university education for students in Australia, go to: Going to uni
Your Legal Rights
For legal advice, go to: Legal Aid
For legal information, referrals and advice, go to: Law Access
For information on human rights, go to: Human Rights Commission
For counselling and assistance wit domestic violence issues, go to: Reach Out
For information about child protective services, go to: Community NSW
For information on drive and road rules, go to: RTA
Buying Food
There are many supermarkets in Sydney. The most common are Coles and Woolworths. You can find cheap food at Aldi, and IGA is a smaller supermarket - but it can be a little expensive!
Here are the links to these supermarkets:
Coles
Woolworths
Aldi
IGA
Australian Language
For help with Australian slang and common expressions, here are some good websites:
Australian slang dictionary
All down under This is also a good site for general information about Australia.
A short dictionary of Australian Slang
Australian Dictionary